Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-10 | Page 14 | Idaho Passes Beer Problem to Lawmakers

I IDAHO PASSES BEER PROBLEM TO LAWMAKERS Legislature Expected to Settle Issue at Meet June 19 B Br Pr Press Frets BOISE June 10 Idaho's 10 Idaho's beer problem lem has been been given to the legislature to io solve Coming to Boise June 19 at the call of the governor the lawmakers will have the task of ot deciding under what terms beer and light wines may be besold besold besold sold in this state or whether they can be sold le legally all A prolonged period of or agitation from both sides wet and dry promises prom to come to a head at that time Church organizations of Boise and others over the state as well as the statewide organization of the United Idaho Drys h have ve repeatedly ur urged ed against legalization of ot beer Countering Countering Countering Counter Counter- ing this various organizations organizations or or- have declared repeal of the dry laws will be a step toward and law enforcement PERMITS BEER SALE Meantime Idaho Falls on its own initiative has permitted the sale of beer under a city ordinance Other cities have taken steps in th that t direction direction direction tion while still others such as Pocatello Poca Poca- tello have presented ordinances which will permit the city to regulate sale of beer when and if it the legislature legisla legisla- ture turc legalizes it The nature of or the tax and licensing acts to be suggested by the governor to the le legislature has not been made public Troy TroyD D. D Smith representative from Custer county and author of the beer bills in the last session said saida a measure was being drafted applying a state tax of or about 1 cent per cent per short pint or small bottle leaving the cities the opportunity to collect what Is available from municipal municipal licenses He did not say whether this plan was approved by the governor BILLS ARE DEFEATED Three beer and medicinal liquor bills bUls were submitted in the last legis legis- lature The house defeated a bill permitting permitting per per- physicians to prescribe medicinal medicinal medi medi- cinal liquor but passed the two bills legalizing and taxing 32 per cent beer Both were turned back in inthe the senate Only two mea measures su res affecting prohibition went through the legislature legisla ture one authorizing the governor to call can a special election to name dele delegates gates to a constitutional convention where Idaho's decision on the eighteenth eighteenth eight eight- amendment repeal resolution will b be formally delivered and another another an an- o other er putting up to the voters at the thc general election in lii 1934 the question of ot repeal of the state prohibition amendment He has stated the special election will be called probably for November and the constitutional convention convention con con- by law will be held later